“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is the closest Marvel Studios has come yet to making a good movie out of their durable Jack Kirby/Stan Lee comic book. Like its main character, this new version is awfully square, amusing and hard to care about. The prologue, giving a quick backstory and ...
I was proud and grateful to be in attendance at Friday’s closing event at the Lahaina Civic Center honoring those lost in the wildfire of 2023. It was not a media event, which in many ways was a relief. There aren’t that many occasions for a journalist to take down the boundaries of objectivity and to simply be free and able to feel, witness and absorb all that is happening around them. The evening was one of hope and resilience, of memory and tenderness. It was inspiring, moving and powerful. It featured food, lots of it, music, dance and prayers. The gathering offered ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in Healthwise Maui, which appears on Thursdays. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, go to the website at mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: How can I tell the difference between angina and heart attack? Dr. Wazhma Aslamy, Cardiologist, Pacific Permanente Group: First, chest pain is ...
Community, storytelling and visual art came together at UH Maui College last month with thrilling results. We now proudly display three powerful new murals on buildings spread across our campus. They combine the voices of the artists who created them with the voices of our community, our Maui ...
James Gunn’s busy, hit-and-miss “Superman” is a lively summer ride, but it comes with lots of turbulence. David Corenswet makes a great Superman but is too briefly depicted as Clark Kent, “mild mannered reporter for the Daily Planet.” Kent’s office romance with ace reporter Lois ...
I saw the first “Jurassic Park” (1993) on opening day at the Kukui Mall Theater in Kihei with my mother, who was not ready for the experience. We sat in the front row and the film’s many jump scares caused my mother to squeeze my arm so much, I left the theater bruised. A year later, I ...
